List of Domestic Violence Services by Massachusetts County

Find resources around the Commonwealth to help you. Services available in each Massachusetts county are listed below. If it is an emergency call 911.

Domestic Violence Services by County - printable document

General Resources

• SafeLink is Massachusetts’ statewide 24/7 toll-free domestic violence hotline and a resource for anyone affected by domestic or dating violence.
  • 877-785-2020
  • If you are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (D/HH), please dial 711 - MassRelay Service.
  • Advocates are bilingual in English and Spanish and have access to a service that can provide translation in more than 130 languages.

• The National Domestic Violence Hotline offers assistance and safety planning 24/7.
  • 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
  • TTY 1-800-787-3224 
  • If you’re unable to speak safely, you can chat online

• If you, a family member, or a loved one has been the victim of a violent crime, you can fill out an application with the Victim Compensation and Assistance Division of the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office. They are able to provide financial assistance to eligible victims of violent crime for uninsured medical and dental care, mental health counseling, funeral and burial costs, and income lost due to the inability to work.
  • www.mass.gov/massachusetts-victims-of-violent-crime-compensation
  • 617-727-2200 x2160

• If you are a Deaf or Hard of Hearing victim of domestic violence, help is available.
  • The Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MCDHH) provides services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing victims of crime.
    • 617-740-1600
    • TTY 617-740-1700
    • VP 617-326-7546
    • Contact MCDHH online
  • The National Deaf Hotline has advocates available 24/7 for crisis intervention, education, and referrals for Deaf survivors.
    • 855-812-1001
    • [e-mail]
    • Chat online

• Victim Bill of Rights Brochures
• SAFEPLAN Brochures

Statewide - All Counties

• Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence, Inc.
• Fenway Health
• Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation (MLAC)
• The Network/La Red
• Triangle, Inc.

Barnstable County

• Catholic Charities Diocese of Fall River
• Independence House Inc.

Berkshire County

• Elizabeth Freeman Center 

Bristol County

• Catholic Charities Diocese of Fall River
• Health Imperatives Inc.
• New Bedford Women's Center
• New Hope, Inc.
• Stanley Street Treatment and Resources, Inc. (SSTAR)
• Youth Trauma Program at JRI

Dukes County

• Catholic Charities Diocese of Fall River
• Martha's Vineyard Community Services

Essex County

• Family Services of the Merrimack Valley - Essex County CASA Program
• Greater Lynn Senior Services, Inc.
• Healing Abuse, Working for Change, Inc. (HAWC)
• Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center
• Jewish Family & Children's Service
• Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC)
• Portal to Hope
• The Trauma Center at JRI
• YWCA of Northeastern Massachusetts

Franklin County

• New England Learning Center for Women in Transition (NELCWIT)
• Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute

Hampden County

• Alianza
• Behavioral Health Network
• Hilltown Community Health Centers, Inc.
• Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC)
• Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute
• YWCA of Western Massachusetts

Hampshire County

• Center for Women & Community at UMass Amherst
• Hilltown Community Health Centers, Inc.
• Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC)
• Safe Passage
• Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute

Middlesex County

• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
• Casa Myrna
• De Novo
• Domestic Violence Services Network
• Greater Lynn Senior Services, Inc.
• Jewish Family & Children's Service
• Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) (Cambridge)
• Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC)
• On The Rise
• Portal to Hope
• REACH Beyond Domestic Violence
• RESPOND, Inc.
• Riverside Community Care
• South Middlesex Opportunity Council
• The Key Program, Inc.
• The Second Step, Inc.
• The Trauma Center at JRI
• Transition House
• Wayside Youth and Family Support Network

Nantucket County

• A Safe Place
• Catholic Charities Diocese of Fall River

Norfolk County

• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
• DOVE
• Health Imperatives Inc.
• Jewish Family & Children's Service
• Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC)
• REACH Beyond Domestic Violence
• The Trauma Center at JRI
• Wayside Youth and Family Support Network

Plymouth County

• Catholic Charities Diocese of Fall River
• Health Imperatives Inc.
• Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC)
• South Shore Resource and Advocacy Center/Southeast Family Services

Suffolk County

• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
• Boston Medical Center
• Brigham and Women's Hospital
• Casa Myrna
• Center for Community Health Education Research and Service, Inc. (CCHERS)
• FINEX House, Inc.
• Greater Boston Legal Services, Inc.
• HarborCOV
• Jewish Family & Children's Service
• Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) (Brighton)
• Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC)
• On The Rise
• Stone House
• The Trauma Center at JRI
• Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry (UUUM)

Worcester County

• Behavioral Health Network
• CASA Project
• Community Healthlink, Inc.
• Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC)
• New Hope, Inc.
• The Trauma Center at JRI
• Wayside Youth and Family Support Network
• YWCA Central Massachusetts